Zelda Girl
How popular is Zelda?
#832 girl name in 2025
328 baby girls were named Zelda in the US in 2025, making it the 832nd most popular girl name.
9,675living people named Zelda (est.)
12median age of people named Zelda
16,739babies named Zelda since 1880
1 in 10,108US babies born in 2025
Zelda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #832 for girls (▼ 85 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 328 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #648 in 2015, #558 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (526 girls) |
| Highest rank | #374 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Zelda is most popular
Babies named Zelda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Colorado: 0.5 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Missouri: 0.5 per 1,000 (57 girls)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (60 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (28 girls)
Zelda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | #724 |
| 1890s | 254 | #498 |
| 1900s | 595 | #387 |
| 1910s | 1,854 | #374 |
| 1920s | 2,376 | #405 |
| 1930s | 1,650 | #450 |
| 1940s | 1,074 | #618 |
| 1950s | 1,160 | #837 |
| 1960s | 1,265 | #781 |
| 1970s | 305 | #1,490 |
| 1980s | 154 | #3,991 |
| 1990s | 144 | #4,491 |
| 2000s | 391 | #2,939 |
| 2010s | 2,889 | #648 |
| 2020s | 2,561 | #558 |
Girl names about as popular as Zelda
Questions
- Is Zelda a boy or girl name?
- Zelda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zelda were girls.
- How popular is the name Zelda?
- 328 baby girls were named Zelda in the US in 2025, making it the 832nd most popular girl name.
- When was Zelda most popular?
- Zelda peaked in 2020, when 526 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #374 in 1911.
- How many people are named Zelda?
- 16,739 babies have been named Zelda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,675 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Zelda most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zelda was most common in Oregon, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.